re·cent

[ree-suhnt]
adjective
1.
of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc.: recent events; a recent trip.
2.
not long past: in recent years.
3.
of or belonging to a time not long past.
4.
( initial capital letter ) Geology. noting or pertaining to the present epoch, originating at the end of the glacial period, about 10,000 years ago, and forming the latter half of the Quaternary Period; Holocene. See table under geologic time.
noun
5.
Also called Holocene. ( initial capital letter ) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

Origin:
1525–35; < Latin recent- (stem of recēns) fresh, new

re·cen·cy, re·cent·ness, noun
re·cent·ly, adverb
qua·si-re·cent, adjective
qua·si-re·cent·ly, adverb


1. fresh, new. See modern.


1. early, old.
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recent (ˈriːsənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
having appeared, happened, or been made not long ago; modern, fresh, or new
 
[C16: from Latin recens fresh; related to Greek kainos new]
 
'recently
 
adv
 
'recentness
 
n
 
'recency
 
n

recent (ˈriːsənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
having appeared, happened, or been made not long ago; modern, fresh, or new
 
[C16: from Latin recens fresh; related to Greek kainos new]
 
'recently
 
adv
 
'recentness
 
n
 
'recency
 
n

Recent (ˈriːsənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj, —n
geology another word for Holocene

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recent
1533, from L. recentem (nom. recens) "lately done or made, new, fresh," from re- + PIE base *ken- "fresh, new, young" (cf. Gk. kainos "new;" Skt. kanina- "young;" O.Ir. cetu- "first;" O.C.S. na-cino "to begin," koni "beginning.").
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Example sentences
More recently it moved back to its present home in a museum display area.
The performance of solar cells has picked up recently.
Amanda recently wrote about cinnamon having a reputation as a good food for healthy eyes, and it got me thinking about spices.
His compiled statistics, which spiked early, recently tanked.
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